Report: use of illegal software was known at VW long – Web.de

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According to a media report have VW managers had from the use of illegal software in exhaust emission tests already aware years ago.

responsible at Volkswagen have had according to a report of the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung” already aware years ago on the use of illegal software in emissions testing. Already in 2011, a staff member had pointed out,

VW releases details on models with manipulated exhaust systems.

that the use of software, the emission test a recognizes and accordingly downregulated engine performance, an “infringement” could represent, the newspaper reported with reference to a report of the Internal Audit of Volkswagen.

This report is the Supervisory Board at its meeting on Friday with the deposition ended by VW CEO Martin Winterkorn, has been submitted. But he was no satisfactory answers as to why the warning was sanded before the illegal actions in the hierarchies.

The newspaper writes further, the Supervisory Board have now arranged a separate examination. The American law firm Jones & amp; Day had been instructed to clarify who intern am responsible for serious misconduct. This would not confirm the group of “FAS” officially. There were no contracts. © dpa

According to the Federal Office could about 180,000 vehicles with potentially manipulated software on the federal roads by. © Reuters

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